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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Post-war Will Bring Its Problems. Train Your Staff Now to Meet the Future

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

As the war years have grown, so has the attitude of tedium toward the restrictions, controls and monotony. An attitude of mind is developing which argues poorly for the post-war years if not tackled now, boldly and with understanding, by both…

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Air Onslaught on Luzon Big Japanese Ship Loss Our War Correspondent. H. J. SUMMERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

PHILIPPINES, Jan. 2.—Medium bombers and fighters in the deepest penetration of Luzon yet made by land-based planes,…

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Soviet Soldiers Prepare Runway for American Planes

Construction · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 12

Russian Soldiers lay the sections of a steel runway at one of the airfields constructed in the Soviet Union for American planes operating against Germany. Russian troops, engineers, Red Army women and American soldiers built the…

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New Bill To Reinstate Soldier In Civil Life

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- A comprehensive rehabilitation bill stating the extent to which…

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Govt' Bill To Help Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Replacement of soldiers in employment is the object of a re habilitation bill to be presented…

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The Drinks Were on A.w.l. Soldier

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

WHEN Owen William Edwards (221) soldier, surrendered himself at detention barracks at. Randwick last night after being A.W.L.. he had two…

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The Drinks Were on A.w.l. Soldier

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 12

WHEN Owen William Edwards (22), " soldier, surrendered himself at detention barracks at Randwick last night after being A.W.L.. he had two…

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Govt. Bill To Help Soldiers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Replacement of soldiers in employment is the object of a rehabilitation bill to be presented…

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The Drinks Were on A.w.l. Soldier

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

WHEN Owen William Edwards (22), soldier, surrendered himself at detention barracks at Randwick last night after being A.W.L.. he had two…

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Govt. Bill to Help Soldiers in Peace

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Replacement- of soldiers in employment is the object of a rehabilitation bill to be presented to the next session of Federal Parliament…

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Parade For Wounded Condemned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 9

Practice of sick and wounded soldiers standing to attention at medical inspections was…

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Young Soldier's Adventures In War and Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 5

Four years ago, Sydney John Mannix enlisted at the age of 15, and served two years with the AIF…

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Digest Shaw's war to end war

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 8

If I were an Omnipotent Creator I could stop the war in a week by letting loose a few billion locusts and white ants in every acre of territory in the countries of the…

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Post-war Shipbuilding Problems

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

Recently the First Lord of the British Admiralty relaxed the statistical black-out in relation to the wartime output of British shipyards and the world can judge the immensity of the industry's effort…

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Grim War Surgery Scissors For Amputation Our War Correspondent, Harold Austin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

WITH U.S. FORCES, Jan. 3.— Equipped with a pair of surgical scissors and morphine tablets, a 20-year-old American first-aid…

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From a Prisoner of War

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. J. Milston wish to notify their many friends that they have received a card from their elder son, Neville, who is a prisoner-of-war in…

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Russian Praises Britain at War

Tribune · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

MOSCOW.—Returning from a visit to Great Britain with the Soviet Trades Unian Celegation, Mr. I. Kuznetsov paid warm tribute to the…

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Young Oakes Goes to War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Sir Sydney Oakes, the 17-years-old son of Lady Oakes. widow of the late Sir Harry Oakes, succeeded in enlisting…

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Young Oakes Goes to War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Sir Sydney Oakes, the 17-years-old son of Lady Oakes. widow of the late Sir Harry Oakes. succeeded in enlisting…

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20 War Brides Want To Return

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--Only about 20 Australian war brides want to return to Australia. Six or eight of these cases might be…

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